Electricity prices are going up by an average of 1.5% to cover the higher cost of generating power at La Collette since the loss of the undersea French supply cable last June.The rise will take effect from 1 April, and follows an average 9% increase last January which the JE...
Read More »Chief Minister Ian Gorst has welcomed a business survey into his plans to tighten up immigration limits – even though the survey said that more than half didn’t believe his proposals would work.Responding to the Chamber of Commerce’s survey on plans to stick more tightly to a 325 immigra...
Read More »The owner of a small beauty salon in St Clement hopes to see a boost in business after being recognized on twitter by British entrepreneur Theo Paphitis.Pennyfeathers beat off stiff competition from thousands of other small businesses and was chosen as ...
Read More »The Commercial Manager for EasyJet has warned that increased flight delays at Jersey Airport would cause the airline to take another look at its local timetables.At this week's Chamber of Commerce lunch, the event's main speaker Ali Gayward from Easyjet, was ask...
Read More »Eight out of ten Islanders say they would support a law banning smoking in cars carrying children, and on smoking in playgrounds.Almost 3,000 people responded to the Health Department’s (HSSD) consultation exercise. The de...
Read More »Property insurance premiums are likely to rise if Jersey homes and businesses continue to be affected by adverse weather in the future – according to BWCI.The UK insurance industry is facing costs of more than £426 million because of the damage caus...
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